St. Matthew's United Methodist Church, 6017 Camphor St., Metairie will hold its annual Easter Sunrise Service at 7 Easter morning on the church's lawn facing Camphor Street. It will be followed by a breakfast in the Fellowship Hall. The event is open to the public.

Chabad Jewish Center’s Jewish Learning Institute will launch a new Torah studies course in April. Five consecutive Sunday morning classes will be held at the Chabad Jewish Center, 4141 W. Esplanade Ave., beginning April 7, from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. This adult education offering is designed for people at all levels of Jewish knowledge.

Interested students are welcome to attend the first session free, without obligation to continue. The fee for the entire course is $36, which includes the course textbook. Students are invited to call Rabbi Mendel at 347.351.6476 to enroll, or visit jewishlouisiana.com/torahstudies.

The Jewish Learning Institute is the adult education arm of the worldwide Chabad

movement. JLI’s classes and programs are offered at various locations in more than 300 cities nationwide and internationally.

St. Mark Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1520 Chickasaw, Metairie, will have an Easter sunrise service on the lake levee next to the Coast Guard Station at 6:45 Easter morning. Everyone is invited and a breakfast will follow at the church. The Rev. Todd LeGrange is the pastor.

The evangelization committee of St. Edward the Confessor Church, 4921 W Metairie Ave., will host "Catholics Returning Home," a six-week program intended to give inactive Catholics an understanding of today's church and enable them to meet others who, like themselves, are contemplating returning to their religious roots.

The weekly series begins on April 4 from 7 to 8:30 p.m. in the Parish Center, and continues every Thursday through May 9. There are no obligations attached, and one is not required to attend all of the sessions. Call 504.888.0703.